Better Off Out?: The Benefits Or Costs Of Eu Membership

Machine Generated Contents Note: Introduction To The Second Edition: -- The Small Effect Of Eu Membership On -- British Economic Welfare -- Note On The Revised Edition -- 1 Introduction: Reasons To Assess The Costs And Benefits Of Britain's Eu Membership -- The Debate -- Why The Economic Costs And Benefits Should Be Assessed -- European Monetary Union -- Assessing Costs And Benefits -- Political And Economic Issues -- A Cultural Difference In Approach To Markets -- Costing Membership And The Meaning Of Withdrawal -- Organisation Of The Paper -- 2 The Ec Single Market And The World Trading System -- The 'internal' Market In The Context Of The European Union -- A Comparison Of The Ec Single Market And The World Trade System After The Uruguay Round -- 3 Possible Alternatives To Eu Membership -- The Alternatives: A Critique -- Mechanisms Of Withdrawal From The European Union -- 4 Economic Costs And Benefits Of Withdrawal -- Putting The Eu Into Perspective -- Gains And Losses -- 5 Better Off Out? Some Conclusions -- Tariff Barriers And The Cap -- Non-tariff Barriers To Trade -- Other Economic Costs Of Eu Membership -- Consequential Effects Of Primary Costs And Benefits -- Fears Associated With Leaving The Eu -- What Could The Eu Do? -- What Do The Economic Costs (or Benefits) Of Withdrawal Signify? -- Appendix A: Economic Assessments -- I The Common Agricultural Policy -- Sources Of Error -- Ii Eu Import Duties -- Calculating Average Tariffs -- Dependence Of British Industries On Exports To The Ec -- Iii Foreign Direct Investment -- Impact Of Fdi On The British Economy -- Iv International Transactions In Services -- Costs And Benefits Of Withdrawal -- Appendix B: The Basis Of Comparison: The World Trading System -- Introduction -- The Uruguay Round, Gatt 1994 And The Marrakesh Agreement -- Disputes Settlement Under The Wto Regime -- Relationship Between The Ec And Gatt -- About The Iea. Brian Hindley, Martin Howe. Includes Bibliographical References.